Landslide buries family in Ivan's wake

It has been revealed a family of four was buried in a mudslide, as Hurricane Ivan lashed Jamaica on the weekend, taking the death toll there to 19.

Ivan is now heading towards Cuba, after hitting the Cayman Islands, Jamaica and Grenada with winds of nearly 260 kph killing a total of at least 47 people.

It has sent seawater surging over the low-lying British territory of Caymans, flooding homes and businesses, submerging an airport runway and tearing off rooves.

In Jamaica, the Deputy High Commissioner, Sharon Saunders, says international aid is desperately needed.

"We can of course within our own resources meet some of the needs, but of course we are expecting and hoping and depending on international support, whether from the UN family or donor agencies and indeed the UK has already offered support," she said.